grab

grab
1. past tense, past participle - grabbed; verb
1) (to seize, grasp or take suddenly: He grabbed a biscuit.) asir, agarrar, coger
2) (to get by rough or illegal means: Many people tried to grab land when oil was discovered in the district.) apropiarse de, arrebatar, echar mano a

2. noun
(a sudden attempt to grasp or seize: He made a grab at the boy.) asimiento, acto de agarrar
grab vb agarrar / coger / asir
she grabbed my arm me agarró del brazo
El pasado y participio pasado de grab se escribe grabbed; el gerundio se escribe grabbing
grab
tr[græb]
transitive verb (pt & pp grabbed, ger grabbing)
1 (seize, snatch) coger, agarrar, asir
she grabbed him by the hair lo agarró por los cabellos
he grabbed her handbag le cogió el bolso
2 (capture, arrest) pillar, coger
they grabbed the thieves pillaron a los ladrones
3 familiar entusiasmar
the idea doesn't grab me no me entusiasma la idea
how does that grab you? qué te parece eso?
noun
1 asimiento, agarrón nombre masculino
2 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL cuchara
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be up for grabs estar disponible
grab ['græb] v, grabbed ; grabbing vt
snatch: agarrar, arrebatar
grab vi
: agarrarse
grab n
1)
to make a grab for : tratar de agarrar
2)
up for grabs : disponible, libre
grab
n.
arrebatiña s.f.
gancho arrancador s.m.
pala de doble concha s.f. (Computing; graphics)
v.
capturar (una imagen)
(Informática) v.
v.
agarrar v.
agazapar v.
arrebatar v.
atrapar v.
trabar v.

I
1. græb
-bb- transitive verb
a) (seize) \<\<rope/hand\>\> agarrar; \<\<chance\>\> aprovechar

he grabbed me by the arm — me agarró del brazo

b) (appropriate) \<\<land\>\> apropiarse de, apoderarse de; \<\<money\>\> llevarse
c) (eat, take hurriedly) (colloq)

I'll just grab a hamburger somewhere — me comeré una hamburguesa en algún sitio por ahí

grab a seat — agárrate un asiento (AmL fam), coge asiento (Esp)

d) (appeal to) (colloq) \<\<idea\>\> atraer*

how does that grab you? — ¿qué te parece?


2.
vi

don't grab, wait your turn — no arrebates, espera que te toque a ti

to grab AT something: she grabbed at the rope — trató de agarrar la cuerda


II
noun (snatch)

to make a grab for something — tratar de agarrar algo

up for grabs — (colloq)

the job is up for grabs — el puesto está vacante or libre

[ɡræb]
1. N
1) (=snatch)

to make a grab at or for sth — intentar agarrar algo

it's all up for grabs * — está a disposición de cualquiera

2) (esp Brit) (Tech) cuchara f
2. VT
1) (=seize) coger, agarrar (LAm); (greedily) echar mano a

to grab sth from sb — arrebatarle algo a algn

to grab hold of sth/sb — agarrar algo/a algn

2) (fig) [+ chance etc] aprovechar

I'll just grab a quick shower — me voy a dar una ducha rápida

we can grab a sandwich on the way — comeremos un bocadillo por el camino

I managed to grab him before he left — conseguí pillarle antes de que se marchara

3) * (=attract, appeal to)

how does that grab you? — ¿qué te parece?

that really grabbed me — aquello me entusiasmó de verdad

it doesn't grab me — no me va

3.
VI

to grab at — (=snatch) tratar de coger or (LAm) agarrar; (in falling) tratar de asir

4.
CPD

grab bag * N(US) (=lucky dip) pesca f milagrosa

grab bar N , grab rail N — barra f de apoyo

* * *

I
1. [græb]
-bb- transitive verb
a) (seize) \<\<rope/hand\>\> agarrar; \<\<chance\>\> aprovechar

he grabbed me by the arm — me agarró del brazo

b) (appropriate) \<\<land\>\> apropiarse de, apoderarse de; \<\<money\>\> llevarse
c) (eat, take hurriedly) (colloq)

I'll just grab a hamburger somewhere — me comeré una hamburguesa en algún sitio por ahí

grab a seat — agárrate un asiento (AmL fam), coge asiento (Esp)

d) (appeal to) (colloq) \<\<idea\>\> atraer*

how does that grab you? — ¿qué te parece?


2.
vi

don't grab, wait your turn — no arrebates, espera que te toque a ti

to grab AT something: she grabbed at the rope — trató de agarrar la cuerda


II
noun (snatch)

to make a grab for something — tratar de agarrar algo

up for grabs — (colloq)

the job is up for grabs — el puesto está vacante or libre


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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